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This study compares attitudes toward teen relationship (or dating) violence (TRV) between early and late adolescents in the province of Concepción, Chile. The sample consisted of 770 adolescents, aged between 11 and 19 with an average age of 14.8 years old, of which 389 were female (50.5%) and 381 were male (49.5%). An adapted version of the Scale of Attitudes Towards Intimate Violence was used. Results found greater justifying attitudes toward violence in early adolescents than in late adolescents, in 6 of 12 items of the scale, with a statistical significance of p ≤ .001 in 4 items and in the overall score, and p ≤ .05 in 2 items. In the comparison according to sex, male adolescents tended to justify violence more than female adolescents did in one item (p ≤ .001). In dating/no dating comparison, statistically significant differences were found in just 2 items, in favor of those who are not in a relationship (p ≤ .05). These results are analyzed and discussed in relation to previous literature. Finally, orientations to future interventions are proposed, and it is suggested that aspects related to sampling and possible modulating variables such as cognitive development and moral development be considered for future investigations.
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Adolescent Behavior , Intimate Partner Violence , Adolescent , Adult , Attitude , Child , Chile , Female , Humans , Male , Violence , Young AdultABSTRACT
Antecedentes: La violencia hacia la pareja es un grave problema de salud pública, con una prevalencia que llega al 49% para la violencia psicológica y 13% para la violencia física. Objetivo: Comparar los niveles de agresión entre una muestra de hombres derivados a terapia por violencia intrafamiliar (n = 34) y una muestra no clínica (n = 40) mediante la versión chilena de la escala AQ. Método: Estudio observacional comparativo analítico de corte transversal. Resultados: Se encuentran diferencias estadísticamente significativas a favor del grupo de perpetradores en puntajes de AQ total (p = 0,013), en la subescala de agresión física (p = 0,005), en la subescala de ira (p = 0,005) y en la subescala de hostilidad (p = 0,000). No se encontraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en la subescala agresión verbal (p = 0,705), a pesar de ser los puntajes del grupo clínico superiores al grupo control. Conclusiones: Resultados concuerdan parcialmente con hallazgos de investigaciones anteriores. Se discuten resultados desde una perspectiva empírica y sociológica.
Background: Intimate partner violence is a serious public health problem, with a prevalence reaches 49% for psychological violence and 13% physical violence. Aim: To compare the levels of aggression between a sample of men referred for domestic violence therapy (n = 34) and a nonclinical sample (N = 40), assessed by the Chilean version ofthe AQ scale. Method: Comparative analytical observational cross-sectional study Results: Statistically significant differences in favor of the group of perpetrators was found, in overall AQ scores (p = 0.013), physical aggression subscale (p = 0.005), anger subscale (p = 0.005) and hostility subscale (p = 0.000). No statistically significant differences were found in verbal aggression subscale (p = 0.705), despite being the clinical group scores higher than the control group. Conclusions: Results are partially consistent with findings from previous research. Results are discussed from an empirical and sociological perspective.
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Humans , Male , Domestic Violence , Aggression , Intimate Partner Violence , Physical Abuse , Cross-Sectional Studies , Observational StudyABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire (AQ) evaluates aggressive behaviours and is used to assess manifestations of aggression. METHODS: At different points in time, 346 Chilean university students participated in the validation of the instrument, whose convergent validity was shown in relation to the scales of Psychological Aggression and Physical Aggression of the Conflict Tactics Scale 2 (CTS- 2), and the Salvo Impulsivity Scale. Discriminant validity was found when comparing the scores obtained from a group of students categorized as "Violent" with those of a control group, after a screening test. RESULTS: The AQ scale has appropriate psychometric properties in terms of internal consistency, test-retest reliability, convergent validity and discriminant validity. Four principal factors were obtained in the confirmatory factor analysis. CONCLUSIONS: The AQ can be used in Chile to assess aggressive behaviours. Challenges for future research are discussed.
